The World’s Seed Bank Struggles to Take Root

By

Robin Moroney

Aug 19, 2007 6:54 pm ET

Disputes over seed patents and genetically modified organisms have hampered an attempt to preserve every kind of seed in the world, writes the New Yorker‘s John Seabrook (no link available, but you can listen to Mr. Seabrook discuss the story here.). Almost as soon as farmers domesticated plants, they used seed banks to hedge against […]